Hair treating apparatus



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27 Claims. 1

This invention relates to apparatus for treating hair and moreparticularly to a hair combing machine.

The invention finds particular usefulness in hot-combin wherein heatedcombs are passed repeatedly through the hair to straighten it. As far asWe are aware, this has always been a manual operation. The beauty parloroperator, for example, gathers the' customers hair at a portion of thescalp and combs it out, passing heated combs held in each hand over andover again through the hair until the desired effect is obtained. Shethen progresses to another region and repeats the performance. Theentire operation is laborious and requires a great deal of time.

An object of the present invention is to provide a machine by means ofwhich the above operation may be mechanically performed, the operatorneeding only to gather the hair and to start the motor, after which thecombs are automatically reciprocated to perform the combing operation.

Another object is to provide such a machine in which the athered strandsof hair are held extended for efiici'ent engagement by the combs, theholding mechanism automatically withdrawing as the combs pass andreturning to hold the hair when the combs are beyond the held region.

Another object is to provide such a, machine which will be simple andconvenient in use and safe for both the operator and the customer.

Because the machine may be operated at any desired speed, consistentwith the result to be obtained, the entire operation may be accomplishedin a much shorter period of time than that required by manual combing.Also, since the combing strokes are uniform and rapid, the combs may beoperated at a lower temperature and still accomplish the desired effect,resulting in a saving of current and heating element replacement andpreventing any possible injury to the hair.

Other objects and advantages will be made apparent by the followingspecification and the appended drawings.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a hair combing machineembodying our invention as it appears in use, the near portion of theframework being removed more clearly to illustrate the mechanism; Fig. 2is a motion diagram illustrating the path of the combs as they risethrough the hair and return idly; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section takenonthe line 3-3 of Fig. 1 illustrating the reciprocating and telescopingarm which carries the comb; Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the hairengaging portion of the machine; Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken onthe line 5-5. of Fig. 4 illustrating one of the hair holding members;Fig. 6 is a horizontal section through the comb mountings taken on theoffset line 66 of Fig. 4 Fig. 7 is a vertical section taken on the line1-1 of Fig. 6 illustrating a comb swinging. mechanism, and Fig. 8 is avertical section taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. '7 illustrating the meansfor allowing the comb to swing to closed and hair-. engaging position.

In the drawings, we have illustrated our invention as embodied in a hairtreating machine, best seen as a unit in Fig. 1. A base Ill, movablymounted on casters I l, carries a column l2 which, in turn, rigidlycarries a forwardly extending bracket IS. A depending framework on the.bracket carries a head shield l4 and hair supporting devices IS.

A motor M is adapted to reciprocate a carriage l6 up and down the columnand thus to raise and lower a plurality of combs I! which are carried bya telescoping arm l8 rigidly mounted on the carriage.

Asthe reciprocating carriage carries the telescoping arm from theposition [8, in Fig. 1, to; the uppermost position [8 the combs I! actupon the hair, the hair holding devices l5 moving aside to allow passageof the combs, and at the top of the stroke the combs are retracted tothe position l1. They remain in such retracted position to clear theholding devices while the carriage subsequently descends and then, nearthe lower limit of travel, are extended forwardly to their activepositions.

Referring in more detail to the reciprocating carriage and the drivetherefor, it will be noted that the upright column l2 comprises chieflya pair of inwardly facing channels 2!) and that the carriage comprises achannel-shaped member having side flanges 2! provided with pairs ofrollers 22 which travel in the trackways formed descends from its upperposition 28" more rapidly than it is raised to uch position, therebyproducing a relatively slow working stroke of the combs and a relativelyfast return, idle stroke.

The extension and retraction of the comb is spring 4 I.

'3 conveniently obtained by providing a telescoping arrangement for thearm l8 in which an outer tube 35 slidably carries an inner tube 36 andis itself rigidly carried by the carriage. Relative rotation of thetubes is prevented by a cross pin 31 which is carried by the tube 35 andpasses through slots 38 in the inner tube 36 and by a cross pin 39 whichis carried by the inner tube and passes through slots 40 in the outertube. The front and rear ends of the slots 4!] provide limit stops forthe extended and retracted positions respectively. A tension spring 4!interconnects the pins 31 and 39 and serves to extend the inner tube, asbest seen in Fig. 3. r

The inner tube is retracted by means of a second spring 42. A cord ortape 43 is secured to the cross pin 39 and, passing about a sheave 44 onthe carriage, is secured to the upper end of the spring. The lower endof the spring is provided with an extended rod or wire 45 which slidablypasses through an anchoring bracket 46 carried by the column andterminates in an enlarged head 41. Lost motion is thus provided wherebythe spring 42 does not come into play until the carriage has moved asubstantial distance in its upward travel.

Latches are provided whereby the extensible inner tube is maintained ineither the extended position, illustrated in Fig. 3 and by full lines inFig. 1, or in the retracted position illustrated by broken lines inFig. 1. To this end, a resiliently mounted latch 50 is secured to thebottom of the outer tube 35 and a similar latch is secured to the top.To release the latches at the proper times, abutments 52 and 53 areprovided on the frame. The abutment 52 is engaged by the latch 50 whenthe carriage has nearly reached its upper limit of travel. Continuedupward movement of the carriage then withdraws the pin 39 from the latchand allows the inner tube to retract. As the pin is thereby moved to theright, in the drawings, it cams aside the latch El and becomes lockedbehind it in the position 39 of Fig. 1.

When the carriage has nearly reached the lower limit of its travel, thelatch 5| is arrested by the abutment 53 and continued downward movementof the carriage withdraws the pin from latched position and allows itsmovement toward the left.

The combined action of the springs and latches is as follows: Startingat the lower extended position, shown in the drawings, with the latch 50maintaining the extension, the carriage is raised by the motor drive.The carriage raises the spring 42 and, when approximately midway in itsupward'travel, causes the head 4'! to engage the anchorage 46. Continuedtravel of the carriage then stretches the spring 42 more and more and atthe end of the upward travel the spring 42 is'suiiiciently loaded toovercome the lighter toward the right and are locked by the latch 5!.The carriage then descends and any remaining tension in the spring 42 isrelieved and the head 41 passes idly from the anchorage 46. The spring4|, which was loaded during the retraction by the spring 42, is thenallowed to extend the combs when the latch 5| is released by theabutment 53. o This release takes place while the carriage is still asubstantial distance from the lower limit of its travel as it isdesirable to have the combs descend a short distance after they arefully extended, whereby a comb-closing opera- Thus, when the latch 50 isreleased by the. abutment 52, the combs are retracted tion may beperformed as will later be described.

The path of travel of the combs during the operation just described issubstantially as illustrated in Fig. 2. The upward working stroke 60followed by a retraction at 6], a downward idle stroke at 62, anextension at 63, and a further slight downward movement at 64. Due tothe simultaneous movement of the carriage during retraction andextension, the paths at 61 and 63 may not be exactly horizontal but suchvariation is immaterial to the operation.

The combs are rotatably mounted so that they may be turned, on thelongitudinal axesof their handles, either to the usual combing positionin which the plane of the teeth is substantially normal to the length ofthe gathered strand of hair, or turned through approximately a rightangle to place the teeth substantially parallel to the hair. The combsare arranged in two pairs one of which, as best seen in Fig. 4, isadapted to operate upon the hair H in the region of the 7 top of thehead, and the other of which is adapted to operate on the side or backhair H. The combs are intended to be electrically heated and, for thispurpose, comprise enlarged hollow backs 65 into which heating elements66 may be inserted.

Referring particularly to the side pair of combs HA and "B, it will benoted that the former may remain fixed in position while the latter isrotated from idle to active position as above described. The backs 65 ofthe combs are extended as hollow handles or elongated shanks 61 and, asbest seen in Fig. 6, the shank of the fixed comb I 1A is clamped in aboss 68 on a carrier secured to the inner tube 36 previously described.This carrier may comprise a pair of parallel plates 69 and I0 and aseparating and stififening block II therebetween. The plates and blockmay be welded together and to the tube 36 as indicated in the drawings.

The comb HB must swing so that it will clear the strand of hair H whenprojected forwardly by the spring 4] after the idle return stroke.Therefore, this comb is mounted in a hollow spindle 12 rotatable insuitable bearings in the plates 69 and 10. The spindle is provided withpinion teeth 13 so th'atit may be turned by a rack 14 formed on avertically slidable bar 15. The bar is guided by a pair .of studs 16 and1'! which are carried by the plate 10 and pass through an elongated slot.18 in the bar. The spindle is normally turned to a limit position,defined by the lower end of the slot 18, by a torsion spring 19 aboutthe spindle and secured at its ends to the spindle and to the carrierplate 69.

, The comb HE is maintained in the limit position as it is carriedupward during the combing stroke. Near the end of the stroke, however,and after the comb has passed the extremity of the hair, the sliding bar15 engages a fixed abutment 66 carried by the bracket 13 of the frame.Movement of the bar is thus arrested and, as the carrier continues torise, the pinion 13 is turned by the rack M to swing the comb to openposition.

, A latch is provided to maintain the comb [1B in open position until itis again adjacent the base of the hair. The latch may be convenientlyprovided by an offset 8| (Fig. 8) in the bar E5 and a suitably formededge at 83 on the carrier plate '76; The stud 11 may be elongated tocar-r? a compression spring 82 which urges the bar l5 against the plate10 Thus, when the bar has been'depressed sufiiciently, relative to thecarrier, it assumesthe broken line position 15' and the torsion springI9 is prevented from returning the bar and spindle to normal position bythe engagement of the offset, at B'I and the edge 83.

The comb remains in latched hair-disengaging position during the idledownward stroke and, when near the end of such stroke, is projectedforwardly adjacent the strand of hair. In the forward position itcontinues to descend, as indicated by the portion 04 in the motiondiagram of Fig. 2, and immediately before the end of the stroke thelower end of the .bar I5 engages a beveled block 85 secured to theshield I4. As best seen in Fig. 8 the block is adapted to cam the barforwardly to release the offset 8! from the edge 83, thus allowing thetorsion spring I9 to return the bar and the comb I'IB to the full-lineposition shown in Fig. 4. The teeth of a comb thus penetrate the bundleof hair and are ready for the succeeding upward stroke.

In addition to its function just described, the torsion spring I9provides a safety feature in that it allows the comb to yield to anobstruction in its upward travel. Thus, if the hair should be entangled,a pull upon the persons scalp greater than a certain amount, aspredetermined by the strength of the spring, is prevented. The action ofthe comb in such a case is apparent to the operator, who then stops themotor drive and rectifies the condition.

The upper pair of combs I! are similar to the comb MB and are similarlymounted in the car rier. A sliding bar 88, similar to the bar 75 butcarrying a double rack 89, is adapted to engage the two pinions I3 ofthe spindles. A fixed abutment 90 on the bracket I3 of the frameperforms a function similar to that of the abutment B0 and a beveledblock, not shown, is mounted on the shield I 4 to release the latch in aman ner similar to that of the block 85.

I The combs are preferably pointed and beveled at their forwardextremities, as shown at 9 I, Fig. 6, so that misplaced strands of hairwill not be roughly engaged during the forward extension.

The shield I 4 is rigidly carried by a framework which may convenientlycomprise four rods I00 rigidly secured to the bracket I3 at IOI. Theshield comprises a rigid plate curved to conform approximately to thetop and side of a persons head and provides a means whereby the head maybe maintained in proper position and whereby the combs may approach asclosely as possible to the head so as to engage the base portion of thehair without danger of contacting the head. The shield is preferablyfaced with a soft and heat insulating material, such as felt. Notches 0'and 97 are provided in the shield and insulating material at the top andside of the head respectively and extend approximately half-way acrossthe shield. Thus the operator may gather the hair from the desiredregion of the persons head and may slip such gathered strands throughthe appropriate notch. The person then raises her head to engage theshield and the hair extending through the notch is in position to becombed. The person is preferably seated in an adjustable chair which maybe raised, lowered, and rotated as desired. These movements, in additionto the movability of the machine on its casters I I, allow all regionsof the hair to be treated. For ex ample, the pair of combs HA and MB mayoperate at a persons left side or right side or rear depending upon herposition relative to the machine.

The natural stiffness and cohesion of the hair and the added adhesiveeffect of the ointment 6 usually applied during the hot-combing processcause the extended bundle of hair to be very nearly self-supporting. Toinsure its remaining in proper position, however, it is desirable toprovide supporting devices I5. A preferred form of such device isillustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 in which the bundle of hair is grippedbetween two resiliently mounted rotary units. Each unit comprises a hubI05 to which is secured a plurality of approximately radially extendingarms I0'6. The arms are provided with rounded ends at I0"! to preventinjury to the hair and are curved throughout their length to providespring tension and a proper coaction with the passing combs, as Willlater be described.

The units are yieldably restrained in those positions in which a pair ofarms are at the nearest approach to each other, such restraint beingconveniently obtained by means of a depression I08 in the hub I05 and arounded pin I09, the pin being secured in the arm IIO which carries thestud III on which the unit rotates. A suitably positioned depression I08is provided for each of the arms and the unit is urged against the pinI09 by a light compression spring II2 surrounding the stud.

The arms I I0 which support the unit are preferably pivoted at I I3 on abracket I I4 and are urged by a spring II5 against fixed stops H6 on thebracket. The bracket I I4 is slidably mounted on the two rods I I0 atone side of the shield and may be clamped in adjusted position, relativeto the persons head, by means of a thumb nut I H to accommodate variouslengths of hair. The spring II5 allows the operator to place the bundleof hair between the unit at the start of the operation and also allowsthe units to spread apart slightly should the combs engage their hubs.

As the combs move upwardly along the hair they engage the presenthair-engaging arms and swing them upwardly and outwardly from the hairas the combs continue their advance. The form and number of arms aresuch that the pair engaged by the combs are moved apart sufficiently torotate the succeeding pair into place behind the combs, where they arethen retained by the detent.

Reference has been made particularly to the hair holding units at theleft of Fig. 4, but it will be apparent that a similar arrangement maybe used at the right. Where the distance across the two combs is small,as in the case of the right hand pair, a greater number of arms arerequired on the holding units because less rotation is imparted by thepassing combs to bring the succeeding pair into position. In this case,also, it will. be noticed that the comb I'iA, being higher than theother, engages its respective holding unit prior to such action by thecomb H3. The end result, however, is the same as in the former caseinasmuch as the combs, when in the position shown in broken lines atI20, have rotated both units sufiiciently to bring the succeeding armsinto hair-holding position. The bracket I2I which supports theright-hand holding units may conveniently be adjustable along the pairof rods I00 which support the right hand end of the shield I4.

The operation of the machine is at all times under full control of theoperator, the current to the comb-heating element being regulated as bya manually adjustable rh'eostat I25, indicated in Fig. 1, and thestarting, stopping, and speedy regulation of the motor being controlledby a switch pedal I26 in any well-known manner.

Alternatively, any well-known heat regulating thermostat means may beincorporated with the heating elements to maintain the combs at apredetermined temperature, and the operator may carry about with her aflexible, electric cordconnected unit for controlling the motor.

While we have shown and described a specific embodiment, it will beapparent that numerous changes and modifications may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of our invention.

We claim:

1. In a hair combing device, a vertical support, a horizontal member,means for reciprocating the horizontal member vertically on the support,an extensible member carried by the horizontal member, a comb carried bythe extensible member, a spring between the extensible member and thehorizontal support tending to extend the extensible member, a secondspring tending to retract the extensible member, means for loading thesecond spring consequent upon the reciprocation of the horizontalsupport toward one limit of its travel whereby the second spring isenabled to overcome the first spring, holding means to maintain theextensible member extended}, means to release said holding means at thesaid one limit of reciprocating travel, second holding means formaintaining the extensible member retracted, and means for releasingsaid second holding means at the other end of the reciprocating travel.

2. In a hair combing device, a frame, ashield supported by the framecontaining heat resistant material, said shield being curved to conformto the top and side of a persons head, notches at the top and at theside of the shield allowing gathered strands of hair to be extendedtherethrough, a support vertically reciprocable on the frame, a combmovable on the support and carried by the support in-a vertical pathover each of said notches from adjacent the shield to beyond theextremity of the hair, means for moving the combs to hair engagingposition on the support when adjacent the shield, and means for movingthe combs to hair disengaging position on the support when most distantfrom the shield. 3. In a device for combing a gathered strand of apersons hair, a frame, a pair of resilient gripping members on theframe,'a comb, a support for the comb reciprocable upon the frame tomove the comb from a point adjacent the persons head to beyond theextremity of the hair, said resilient members being adapted to bedisengaged from the hair when engaged by the comb and adapted toreengage the hair after passage of the comb, and means for shifting thecomb on the support to clear the resilient means as the comb returnstoward the persons head.

4. In a device for combing a gathered strand of a persons hair, a frame,a pair of rotatable members, pivots for the members adjustablypositionable on the frame relative to the persons head, a plurality ofsubstantially radially extending arms on each member, detent means oneach member formed to yieldably restrain the members in those rotationalpositions wherein a pair of arms respectively on the two members extendtoward each other, a support reciprocable on the frame in a directionnormal to the plane of the pivot axes, combing means shiftable on thesupport from a point adjacent the persons head to a point beyond theextremity of the hair, said combing means being guided to engage thepresent hair engaging arms as it passes the members to cause the membersto be rotated to engage and support the hair by a succeeding pair ofarms, and means for shifting the combing means on the support to clearthe members as the combing means is returned toward the persons head;

5. In a hair combing machine, the combination of a movable comb, meansdefining a path for the movement of said comb, mechanism'for moving saidcomb along said defined path, mechanism for then moving it out of saidpath and returning it by a difierent path to the starting point.

6. In a hair combing machine, the combination of a comb, means forheating the comb, mechanism for moving the heated comb along a definedpath, mechanism for then moving it laterally out of said path, mechanismfor then moving it in substantially opposite direction to the firstmovement, mechanism for then returning it to initial position.

7. In a hair combing machine, the combination of a pair of opposed combspositioned to enter a group of hairs from opposite sides, means formoving said pair of combs along the hairs, and means for thereafterreturning the pair of combs to original position.

8. In a hair combing machine, the combina-' tion of a comb, mechanismfor moving the comb upwardly in a substantially vertical path, mechanismfor then moving it substantially horizontally out of such path and thenmoving it downwardly in a substantially vertical path and then insubstantially the opposite direction to its horizontal movement tooriginal position.

9. In a hair combing device, a comb, a movable support, an extension onthe comb rotatably mounted in the support, and means for rotating theextension, to swing the comb to hair-engag-' ing position near the baseof the hair, means for moving the support carrying the comb to a regionbeyond the extremity of the hair, and means for then swinging the combto hair-disengaging position and returning by the support to the base ofthe hair.

10. In a hair combing device, an extensible support reciprocable in aplane normal to the direction of its extension movement, a comb carriedby the support and having one positionin: which the comb teeth lie in aplane normal to the direction of reciprocation and another position inwhich the teeth lie in a plane'substan tially parallel to suchdirection, means for turning the comb from one position to the other,means for reciprocating the support and comb; means for extending thesupport when it is in its lowermost position, and means for retractingthe support when it is in its uppermost position.

11. In a hair combing device, a vertical support, a horizontal memberreciprocable vertically on the support, an extensible member carried bythe horizontal member, a comb carried by the extensible member, aholding latch coacting with the extensible member when it is in extendedposition, means for releasing the holding latch at one limit of thereciprocation, a second latch adapted to coact with the extensiblemember in retracted position, means for releasing the second latch atthe other limit of reciprocation, and resilient means tending to retractthe extensible member in the region of the said firstlimit and resilientmeans tending to extend the extensible member in the region of the saidother limit.

12. In a hair combing device, a support, means for reciprocating thesupport, a comb rotatably carried by the support, resilient meansbetween the comb and support urging the comb teeth into a planesubstantially normal to the direction of reciprocation, to enable thecomb to yieldably rotate if obstructed in its passage.

13. In a hair combing device, a support, means for reciprocating thesupport along a path, a comb rotatably carried by the support, means formaintaining the comb hot during the movement, resilient means betweenthe comb and support urging the comb teeth into a position transverse ofsaid path and allowing it to yield if obstructed in its passage alongsaid path.

14. In a hair combing device, a support, means for reciprocating thesupport along a path, a comb rotatably mounted on the support and havingteeth lying substantially in a plane, resilient means between the comband support urging the plane of the teeth to a limit positionsubstantially normal to said path, means for rotating the comb out ofits active position when it has been reciprocated a predetermineddistance, means for latching the comb in disengaging position, and meansfor releasing the latching means when the comb is returned to initialposition.

15. In a hair combing machine, the combination of a frame, displaceablemeans carried by the frame for holding a wisp of hair, a comb carried bythe frame, and means for moving the comb through the hair and past theholding device, and displacing the holding device.

16. In a hair combing machine, the combination of a frame, means carriedthereby for combing the hair, a clamp for the hair comprising a pair ofrotary members having projecting arms, and means for causing thecorresponding arms of the two members to successively engage a Wisp ofhair between them, and means for moving the combing means through thehair be-' tween the wearers head and said clamp.

17. In a hair combing machine, the combination of a frame, a pair ofcombs each rotatively mounted on an axis longitudinal of the comb,mechanism for swinging said combs into position with their tinessubstantially aligning with each other to engage opposite sides of awisp of hair and means for moving the combs as a unit when in thisposition.

18. In a hair combing machine, the combination of a clamp for holding awisp of hair, a movable member, a comb rotatively carried thereby, meansfor turning the comb on its axis to present the tines to hair to becombed, and means for moving the member to move the comb along the hairwhen the tines are thus presented.

19. In a hair combing machine, the combination of a frame, two pairs ofcombs movably carried thereby, means for causing the combs of one pairto stand with their teeth substantially parallel and thereaftersubstantially aligned and means for causing the combs of the other pairto stand with their teeth substantially at right angles to each other.

20. In a hair combing machine, the combination of a frame, a movablemember carried thereby, two pairs of combs mounted on the movablemember, means for turning both combs of one pair on their axes to causetheir teeth to face each other, means for turning one comb of the otherpair to cause it to stand at approximately right angles to the othercomb of that 10 pair, and means for moving the movable member to movethe four combs as a unit.

21. In a hair combing machine, the combination with a frame, a bracketmovably carried thereby, a pair of combs with at least one of the combsrotatable on the bracket, a hair clamping device comprising a pair ofrotatable members with projecting arms to engage opposite sides of awisp of hair, and mechanism for moving the combs toward the clampingdevice.

22. The combination of a frame, a movable bracket reciprocable in anup-and-down direction on the frame, a lateral arm carried by thebracket, a spring tending to press the arm away from the frame, a combcarried by the arm, a latch for the arm and means for releasing thelatch to enable the spring to shift the comb away from the frame.

23. In a hair combing device, the combination of a frame, a reciprocablemember carried thereby, a laterally movable comb mounted on the member,a spring tending to project the comb, a latch adapted to hold the combagainst projecting movement, means for releasing the latch at one end ofthe reciprocation of the member to allow the comb to project, and meansfor retracting the comb at the other end of the reciprocating movement.

24. In a hair combing machine, the combination of a frame, a head shieldcarried thereby and having an opening'for the passage of hair throughsaid shield and a combing device beyond the head shield positioned tocoact with hair passing through the head shield, and means for operatingthe combing device.

25. In a hair combing machine, the combination of a head shield of ashape to engage the users head and a hair clamp above the head shield, aframe carrying the head shield and hair clamp, a combing device carriedby the frame to engage the hair between the head and shield and clamp,and mechanism carried by the frame for moving the comb along the engagedhair.

26. In a hair combing machine, the combination with a frame of a headshield carried thereby, a pair of combs rotatably mounted carried by theframe, means for swinging the combs bringing their tines facing eachother to engage hair beyond the head shield, and means for moving thecomb through the hair.

27. In a hair combing machine, the combination of a frame, a shieldcarried thereby and formed to engage the head of the user withoutinterfering with the passage of hair to be combed, a movable bracketcarried by the frame, two pairs of combs carried by the bracket, twohair clamping devices carried by the frame beyond the combs, and meansfor reciprocating the bracket.

HERMAN N. BROWN. SYLVESTER S. JONES, SR.

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